The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present
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The New York Chronology: The Ultimate Compendium of Events, People, and Anecdotes from the Dutch to the Present by James Trager is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. This edition is listed as 2004 • Collins • 944 pages.
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